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Besides having pain in his knee was Braylon Edwards also a pain in the rear?

That is, was Edwards released Tuesday, in part, because he was becoming a disgruntled locker-room distraction?

That wasn’t the case according to several of Edwards’ teammates, who described him in glowing terms Wednesday, a day after his departure.

At this point, that may not mean much to the 49ers and their fans, who are moving on without Edwards. But it could mean something for Edwards’ future job prospects.

Edwards arrived in San Francisco with charges for DUI and aggravated disorderly conduct on his record. He had no known issues and off the field with the 49ers and was a positive presence, according to several of his ex-teammates:

TE VERNON DAVIS: “He was a great guy and outstanding guy. A good friend. Braylon and I have always talked, hung out, everything. His whole thing is that he wanted to get his knee right and he’s going to kill it next year wherever he ends up. He was really positive.”

RB ANTHONY DIXON: “I love Braylon. It definitely felt like I lost a brother. It did kind of hurt me a little bit. We went through some of that last year. I was better prepared for it this time, but it still hurt. I feel like he brought something to our team.”

What did he bring? “A veteran presence. I think he helped us with chemistry. He was a cool dude to go to talk to. He was a great teammate. I’m definitely down with the organization and all the choices they make, so I can’t say I’m mad about it. But I liked Braylon.”

LS BRIAN JENNINGS: “I don’t think he was having the season he wanted to have. I think we can attribute that to a couple of injuries. It’s unfortunate. We all know the player that he is when he’s healthy. Great player. Great dude. It was awesome to get to know him a little bit. Totally cool guy. It’s unfortunate it didn’t go well.”